CSS ISLAMIC HISTORY & CULTURE Syllabus

ISLAMIC HISTORY & CULTURE
Total Marks – 200

PAPER I (Marks – 100)

I. Humanity at the dawn of Islam

A brief survey of major world civilization, with special emphasis on their intellectual, humanistic and special institutions – their impact on world history.

II. Advent of Islam

Life and teachings of the Holy Prophet. Foundations of a new and revolutionary world order: Institutions of Islam; Political. Social, Economic and Legal Structure of the Islamic polity.

The Quran: Emphasis on the study of Nature and Research. Changes brought by Islam in human thinking and behaviour.

III. Foundation of Muslim State

Early conquests of the Khulfa-i-Rashidin; Administrative and legal structure of the State.

Political and Ideological differences and the emergence of the Ummayyads: Expansion and consolidation of the Empire.

IV. The Grandeur of Islam

Philosophical, scientific and Literary Progress of the Muslims during the Abbasid period.

V. The Ottoman Caliphate

Turkish march towards Europe. Political structure of the Turkish Empire, salient features of their administration, decline and disintegration.

PAPER-II (Marks – 100)

I. Islam in Africa and Spain

II. Muslim achievements in Natural and Social Sciences

Schools of Baghadad, Spain and Iran, Muslim contribution to History, Science. Medicine and other branches of human civilization.

III. Muslim Arts

Muslims’ contribution in architecture, music, painting, handicrafts, pottery, calligraphy, etc.

IV. Renaissance and Reformation

Origin of this intellectual revolution; Contribution of’ Muslim Universities and Seminaries in Spain and Baghdad:

Dissemination of Muslim learning’s in the West.

V. Modem World

Impact of Islam on Western thought, social institutions and economic policies.

SUGGESTED READINGS

	Title	Author
1	Discovering Islam – Making Sense of Muslim History and Society	Ahmed, Akbar S.
2	Islam: Ideology and Leading Issues	Ali, Anwar
3	The Spirit of Islam	Ali, S. Ameer
4	Aspects of Islamic Civilization: The Muslim World Depicted Through Its Literature	Arberry, A.J.
5	The Preaching of Islam – A History of the Muslim Faith	Arnold, T.W.
6	The History of Philosophy in Islam	Boer, T.J. De
7	History of the Islamic People	Brockelmann, Carl (ed)
8	Spanish Islam	Dozy, R.
9	Studies on the Civilization of Islam	Gibb Hamilton A.R.
10	The Religion of Islam Vol. I & II	Glawash, Ahmed A.
11	Classical Islam; A History 600-1258	Grunebaum, G.E. Voni
12	Cambridge History of India	Holts, P.M. and Lewis, Bernard
13	Islam Resurgent: The Islamic World Today	Irving, T.B.
14	Islam: From Prophet Muhammad to the Capture of Constantinpole	Lewis, Bernard
15	Islam in History	Munir, Muhammad
16	Islam and the Modern World	Nadawi, Abu Hassan Ali
17	The Making of the Past; the Spread of Islam	Rogers, Michael
18	A History of Medieval Islam	Saunders, J.J.
19	Introduction to Islamic Civilization	Savory, R.M. (ed)
20	The Legecy of Islam	Schacht, Joseph & Bosworth, C.E. (eds)
21	Islamic History – A New Interpretation AD 750 – 1055	Shaban, M.A.
22	A History of Muslim Philosophy	Sharif, M.M.
23	Muslim Thought: Its Origin and Achievements	Mohammed Hanif Nadvi
24	Studies in Islamic History	Siddiqi, Amir Hassan